Machine for trimming heels and similar articles.



' H. D. GARBER.

MACHINE FOR TRIMMING HEELS-AND'SIMILARYARTICLES.

APPUCATIVN FILED AUG. I6', 19.15.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

vlIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH lnvenTor Hurry D. Garber WMMQW ATTy s MACHINE H. D. GARBER.

FOR TRIMMING HEEI.S AND SIMILAR ARTICLES.

APPLICATION min AuG.16,I915.

Patented Dec. r19, 1916.

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lnvenor Harry D. Gar er UNITED strATEs PATENT OFFICE,

HARRY D. GARBER, OF STOUGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO PLYMOUTH RUBBER COMPANY, OF CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- CHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR TRIMMIN HEELS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES.

Application led August 16, 1915.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HARRY D. GARBER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Stoughton, county of Norfolk, and State of Massachusettahave invented an Improvement in Machines for Trimming Heels and Similar Articles, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a. specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to an improvement in machines for trimming heels and'similar articles.

In the manufacture of the usual rubber or compositionheels, soles and similar articles, the formative material in more or less plastic state is placed within molds or dies in which it is allowed to harden with or without pressure.

The apparatus which is the subject of this invention is employed to treat such articles while in the molds when set or hardened. The molds consist of a block containing a plurality of cavities of the desired shape and several of such molds are placed upon a table upon which this mechanism travels. This machine has a wheeled structure adapted to travel and to be positioned at any point of the length of the table. This structure bears a carriage mounted' thereon and actuable to traverse the table at right angles to the movement of the wheeled structure. In filling the mold cavities, the material runs over the adjacent surface of the mold and it is thennecessary to trim the top of 'the formed heel, sole or similar article so that it may present a finished and merchantable appearance. This surplus material is trimmed from the articles in the molds by a roller borne by the carriage. This carriage is power-driven so that it traverses the plurality of molds on the table while the roller frictionally bears upon the mold surface and, having a relatively reverse motion, it functions to remove the surplus material from the particular article which projects above the plane of the mold surface.

An object of this invention is to produces. machine to remove surplus material from rubber or composition heels, soles and simi-v lar articles in molds.

Another object is to provide a machine to Specification of Letters Patent.

ving 'frame comprises the Serial No. 45,737.

view which shows part of the rack; Fig. 3

isa view in side elevation; Fig. 4 is a detail view of the clutch releasing mechanism; Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of a heel mold and trimming roller.

In this selected embodiment of this invention, the roller and its actuating mechanism are borne byA a carriage which is adapted to traverse the length of a wheeled frame upon which it is mounted. This wheeled frame is 1n turn adapted to travel upon the table 'upon whicha plurality of molds are placed.

For this purpose, the table l has two channel rails or tracks 2, one running on each side of the table length. The carriage bearside rails 3 and 4 which form, in conjunction with the end rails 5 and 6, a substantially rectangular frame. The rails are suitably secured at the corners to standard 7, each of which bears a wheel -8, suitably journaled and adapted to travel in the tracks 2 of the molding table 1.

The carriage bearing the roller consists of a structure havinga front rail 9 and rear rail 10 joined by the side 'rails 11 and l2. These rails are preferably of angle iron secured together at their ends by the braces 13 and forming a rectangle the short sides ofwhic-h are adjacent the long sides of the frame. The roller 14, which in this selected embodiment has an annular covering of soft' rubber in order to afford increased frictional wear when traversing the molded heels, is actuated from a suitable power '-or decreased accordingly as it is desired to Patented D ec. 19, 1916.

augment or diminishthe frictional wear of the roller in trimming, or further to accommodate and .compensate for different mold thicknesses. The roller is journaled at each end in the pivoted plates 16 and 17 respectively.v These plates are pivotally borne by a bolt 18 which extends thelength of the carriage and' which is secured to the angle iron rails 11 and 12 at its ends. This plate is moved about its pivot by means of the rod 19 which is rotatably mounted in the rails 11 and 12. Therod 19 is'manually operable, by means ofthe hand wheel 20. The plates 16 and 17 are suitably apertured so thaty the rod 19 may unrest-rictedly pass therethrough. The rod- 19 bears two especially designed cams 21 gtixedly secured to therod and movable therewith'. The cams are placed one each adjacent the plates 16 and 17. Each of the plates bears thereon a pair of studs on which are revolubly mounted the rolls 22 adapted to engage the cams.

These rolls 22 are so arranged and the cams 21 are'so designed in this preferred embodiment thattheir axes remain insubstantially the same plane as that ofthe shaft-or rod .19 .so' that in4 all positions of adjustment, be prevented an tendency of the rolls to cam over the perip eries of the cams 21 and change the roller position. Thus,

` upon rotation of the rod 19, the cams ythrough the'rolls 22 will rock the plates coincidentally about the pivot bolt 18.

Such resultant movement functions to raise or lower the 'plate-borne roller 14.

"Power'gis transmitted from the motor shown by means of a belt 23 running to a pulley 24 which is secured to and is rov'tatable with a shaft 25. The shaft'25 is -journaled `above the carriage framev by brackets 26, which are shown in Fig. 2, mounted upon the two angle iron cross rails 27 which are secured to the carriage rails'V 9 and 10, respectively. The shaft 25, thus rotatable from the driven pulley 24, has aixed thereto a universal'joint 28 connecting the shaft 25 and the shaft 29. This Ishaft has its other end'journaled in a box 30 pivotally borne by the set screws 56 carried by the box frame 57. The plate 16 is suitably apertured to receive this frame which extends therethrough and is securedl by means of the bolts 58 to 'the plate 16 so that this shaft 29 ma -be revolugly borne by the movable pivoted7 plate 16. he .shaft 29 bears thereon and revoluble therewith a pulley 31 which is adapted to actuate, throughtheintermediary of the crossed belt 32, a pulley 33 afiixed to and revoluble with the roller shaft 34 journaled in and carried by the plates 16 and 17.

The carriage bearing the roller and associated mechanism is adapted to be driven under power to traverse the table so that Athe roller may contact with the heel survwhich transmits power to the roller.

woeste faces presented Iby lthe molds. To this end the carriage is mounted upon the wheels 35 journaled at the four' corners of the carriage. These wheels bear the weight ofthe carriage andare adapted to roll upon the 'side rails 4 of the 'Wheeled frame. 4These side rails each bear a rack 36 engaged 'by pinions 37 at each end of the transverse shaft 38 which has suitable bracket journals -39 secured to the rail 10.' This shaft 38 is power driven from the same shaft 25 For this purpose, the shaft 25 has tixedly mounted thereon a worm 40 adapted to mesh with a gear 4l journaled in a bracket 42 secured to one of the cross-rails 2 7. The shaft 43 of this gear bears at its other end a bevel gear 44 which is adapted to mesh with a similar gear 45 'keyed to lthe shaft 38 which carries the pinions 37. The shaft 38, and hence the pinions 37 are thus driven and the latter, engaging the teeth of the rack 36, function to propel the `carriage thel rack length. The racks 36 on leach side rail do not extend the-full length of the rails.- At the rear end of the side rails, as shown in Fig. 3, the racks terminate before the end of the side rails. Such construction is provided in order that, just* before the completion of a traversal ofthe carriage, the pinions 37 will run off the racks 36, and turn idly thereafter, so that the propulsive mechanism; is thus automatically rendered inoperative. The side rails of the frame *are positioned but a short space above the wheels 35,- as shown in Fig. 1, so that the pinions may -not become disengaged from the toothed rack. It is obvious that by means of the crossed belt 32, the direction'of rotation of the roller is opposite to that of thepinions so that increasedfrictional contact and wear is afforded in the traverse of the roller.

In order that the carriage may be easily returned to starting position for 'farther traverse of the mo-ld table, a clutch is provided which operates to disengage the bevel gears 44 and \45, disconnecting 'the power transmission and permitting reverse rotation of the shaft38. Referring to Fig. 4, the gear 45, keyed on the shaft 3,8 is normally held in mesh with the gear 44 by means of a coiled spring 46 positioned upon the shaft. One end of the spring bears against a collar 47 fixed on the shaft, while the other end bears against the keyed gear 45 and functions to hold under its tension this gear in engagement with the gear 44. The arm 48 of the bell crank lever 49, pivotally mounted on the carriage structure, impinges against the sleeve 50 preferably integral with the gear 45. The other arm 51 has secured thereto the wire 52 which at its lua other end is secured to a substantially.

the rail 9. The wire 52 is secured tothe arm 53 at a point such that, when the arm 53 is turned to impinge against the vstop pin 55, in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, the stress of the wire will be in alinement with the pin ,54 andthe arm effectually locked against movement.

The operation of this device is simple and it eiiciently accomplishes its functions even in the hands of-an unskilled operative. yThe molds containing the ,formed heels are placed upon the base, which in practice is usually a long table and the molds are ar ranged in rows so that the trimming roller may traverse a row at a time. The current turned on, the motor on the carriage by means of the belted drive actuates the shaft 25 which rotates, through the universal joint.28, the shaft 29. The crossed belt, running between the pulleys on the shaft 29 and the roller shaft, functions to revolve the roller -in a direction reverse to v,that of the' rotation ofv the motor. Meshing with a Worm on the thus driven shaft 25 is a gear which actua-tes through the intermediary of the disengageable bevelgears 44 and 45, the shaft 38. This shaft bearing on its ends the pinionsy 37 meshing 'with the rack 36 functions to drive the carriage the rack length which in practice is sufficiently long to permit the roller to traverse the table Width. In this simple, selected embodiment, the carriage is manually returned from its traverse. For this purpose, the arm 53 is turned to impinge against the stop 55. Such movement operates to disengage the gears 44 and 45 so that the pinion driving mechanism may run idly with relation to the power source and the carriage 'be manually shifted. The carriage maythen be returned to normal position ready, upon the shifting of the carriage-,bearing frame to present a new path of traverse and the release of the a'rm 53, to again be actuated to traverse the table width. Upon successive shifts'of the frame at each, traverse of the carriage, all the mold rows of heels may be trimmed and the superfluous lmaterialremoved. The roller, in being carriedacross the table width while revolving' in reverse direction, contacts with-the surface of the superfiuous material of the heels in the molds, and, frictionally rubbing andl ipping the same,removes such Waste material therefrom. Should increased or lessened Contact be required or should it be desired to'withhold the roller from contact with the heel molds or heels,

the hand wheel 20 may be turned. Such movement operates to shift the cams carriedthereon'so that the rolls 22, carried on each of the lates 16 and 17, function to rock the pivote roller-carrying plates so' that the roller is elevated or depressed', and the desired frictional Contact of the rubber covered roller and the heels obtained.

It is to be understood that the mechanism described herein is illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention but that it is in no way restrictive and that the inven- 'tion contemplates the movement of a trimming mechanism of any type adapted to tra-verse a series of molds and to be capable 'of lateral dlsplacement so that the -molds of different depths and any suitable mechanism may be employed for propelling the carriage. which supports the trimming instrumentality.

It is also Within the contemplation of the mventlon to provide means for automatically causing the carriage yto traverse the successive sets of molds in different paths although such automatic mechanism is not described orAcla-inled herein. l' l Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

1. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a base'adapted to have a plurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, friotional means for trimming the superfluous material and means to support the frictional means whereby the same may traverse the 'base and trim a plurality of articles.

2. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprisinga base adapted A 'removing the suprfiuous material from the molded articles, a movable carriage supporting said means, and a frame supporting-said carriage,said frame lbeing movable-to afford a plurality of" paths of traverse of said carriage.

4. A machinefor trimming heels 'and' similar articles comprising a base adapted to have a-plurality of molds. for said articles superposed thereupon, rotatable trimming means adapted to contact with and trim the articles in said molds, a carriage adapted to support said ytrimming means and actuable to traverse said base, means for actuating said-carriage, means for rotating said trimming means reverse direction to the traverse of the carriage, and a movablel frame upon which said carriage travels, said frame being movable on said base to vary the path of traverse of said carriage and trimming means.

A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a base adapted to have a plurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, a rotatable trimming roller adapted to contact with articles in the molds, a carriage for said roller, means for actuating the carriage and the roller to cause the'roller to be rotated and the Carriage to traverse said base, and transversely movable means for bearing the car1'iage whereby upon movement i of said last-mentioned means the path of traverse of the roller may be varied.

6. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a base adapted to have a plurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, adapted to traverse the base,means on the carriage to propel the same, a rotatable trimming instrumentality mountedgon the carriage, means for revolving said instrumentality in 'a' direction reverse to that of the carriage movement, whereby .the same may engage and trim articles insaid molds, and a` transversely movable carrier. for said carriage whereby the path of traverse of the trimming instrumentality may be varied and a plurality of articles trimmed.

7. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a base adapted to have a plurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, a frame movably mounted on said base, a carriage adapted to travel on and transversely to said fra-me, racks on said frame, pinions carried by said carriage and engaging said racks, means on `said carriage to actuate said pinions whereby said carriage may beA caused to traverse said frame, means for disengaging. the actuating means, and an article-trimming instrumentality supported by said carriage and adapted thereby to traverse said base and upon movement of said frame to `have the path of traverse varied.l

8. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a. base adapted to have a plurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, mov-able means for frictionally engaging and thereby trimming articles in said molds, supporting means for said trimming means movable to traverse a carriage f said base and means for actuating said supporting means and said trimming means.

9. A vmachine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising aI base adapted to have a plurality of molds for said articles super-posed thereupon, a frame movably mounted on said base, a carriage actuable to travel on and transversely to said f" l, a rotatable member supported by said carriage and adapted to trim articles in said molds, and means on saidl carriage to actuate said rotatable member and said carriage to cause said member to be rotated and operatively to traverse said molds, the movement' of said frame permitting the path of traverse to be varied to trim articles in all said molds..

10. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a base adapted to have a plurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, means adapted upon contact with articles in said molds to trim said articles, means for carrying the trimming means to cause the same to traverse the b-ase and trim a plurality of said articles, and means adjustable to vary the Contact tension of lsaid trimming means with the surface to be trimmed.

11. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a base adapted to have a plurality-of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, rotatable means adapted to contact with and thereby to trim the articles in said molds, a carriage actuable to traverse said base, adjustable supports on said carriage for said rotatable trimming means whereby the plane of said contact may' bevaried, means on said car` riage for positioning said supports, means for actuating said carriage, and means on said carriage for operatively actuating said trimming means in the varied positions.

12. In a machine for trimming heels and similar articles having a base for supporting a plurality of molds, an instrumentality for trimming the articles, a carriage and means for actuating the same to cause the articletrimming instrumentality to traverse and engage articles in said molds, a pair of supporting members for said trimming instrumentality pivotally mounted upon said carriage, and means for pivotally adjusting said members whereby the plane of traverse of the instrumentality is adjusted.

1,3. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a base adapted to have aplurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, rotatable means adapted to contact with and thereby to trim articles in said molds, a carriage actuable to traverse said base, adjustable supports on said carriage for said rotatable trimming means whereby the plane of said contact may be varied, means for actuating said carriage, and compensatory mechanism for opshaft, oppositely disposed rolls on said pivoted supportingr member engaging said cams, the axes of said rolls, and said sha-ft being in the same plane.

l5. In a machine for trimming heels and similar articles having a base for supportmg a plurality of molds, an instrumentality for trimming the articles, a carriage and means for actuating the same to cause the trinuning instrumentality to traverse and engage articles in said molds, means for adjustably supporting the trimming. instrumental-ity comprising a pair of supporting members for said trimming instrumentality pivotally mounted upon said carriage, a shaft journaled in said carriage.. cams on said shaft, oppositely disposed rolls on said pivoted supporting member engaging said cams, and means for actuating the instrumentality including-a universal connection forcordinating the driving means to the instrumentality in adjusted positions.

16. A "machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a. base `adapted to have a plurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, a. frame movable longitudinally to traverse the base, 'a carriage movable transversely with relation to the frame, and trimming means movable on said carria-ge to trim the articles.v

17. A machine for'trimming .heels and similar articles comprising a base adapted to have a. plurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, an instrumentality to trim the positioned articles, a carrler for said trimming instrumentality Awhereby said instrumentality may traverse and trim a number of said articles, and means to afford a. different path of traverse to the instrumentality upon the shifting of the carrier whereby another number of said articles are trimmed.

18. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a base adapted vto have a plurality of moldsfor said arti`` cles superposedv thereupon, a roller adapted to contact with and thereby to trim the articles, a support for said roller movable to present a series of articles to be trimmed, and means for actuating the roller whereby .the roller surface at the Atrimming contact moves in the opposite direction to the travel of the support.l

19. Ay machine for trimming heels andsimila'r varticles comprising a base adapted to have a. plurality of molds for said articles superposed thereupon, rotatable frictional means for trimming the superfiuous material, means for rotating the frictional means and means t0 support. the frictional means whereby the same may traverse the base and trim a. pluralityi of articles.v

20. A machine for trimming heels and similar articles comprising a base adapted to have a plurality of molds forsaid articles superposed thereupon, a movable frame adapted to traverse said base, supporting means carried by said frame and `movable transversely with relation thereto, rotatable frictional means for trimming the superfluous material carried by said supporting mea-ns whereby through suitablemovements of said frame and said supporting means a plurality of. rows of said articles may be trimmed and means for rotating the` frictional means.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

HARRY D. GARBER..

dopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,l

Washington, D. G. 

